This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Modern.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
McKay m & f English (American, Modern), MormonTransferred use of the surname
McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).
Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word
mei (like in
Meital), and the name
Ran.
Menowin m German (Modern, Rare), RomaniThe name is often analysed as a Germanic name made from the element
MEGIN "strength" and
WIN "friend". However, in the case of the most known bearer, the German singer Menowin Fröhlich, there is an account from his father that the name is made up to sound like Menuhin (the surname of the violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin).
Messi m Various (Modern)Trasferred use of the surname
Messi. This name is given after Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (1987-).
Mid-eum m & f Korean (Modern)From the verbal noun of verb 믿다
(mitda) meaning "to believe in something, trust someone."
Midnight f & m Obscure (Modern)From Middle English
midnight (also as
middelniȝte), from Old English
midniht,
middeniht,
middeneaht, (also as
midderneaht and
middelniht), from Proto-Germanic
*midjanahts, equivalent to mid- + night.
Miio m Finnish (Modern)A form of
Mio which is from Astrid Lindgren's children's book Mio, my Mio (also known as Mio, my Son)(Mio, min Mio in Swedish)
Mikhata m & f Filipino (Modern)Taken from the Japanese "味方" that means 'ally' or "三方" that means 'three sides'. While 'Mikhata' means 'Silent Voice' from the short story "Untold Feelings" where the character was described as a young boy with three different personalities.
Mireu m & f Korean (Modern)From native Korean 미르
(mireu) meaning "dragon." It may be either derived from Old Chinese
*mroːŋ (龍) or a cognate with 물
(mul) meaning "water."
Moegi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)From 萌え木
(moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱
(moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [
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Moltas m Swedish (Modern)Swedish name of uncertain meaning. This was the nickname of Swedish entertainer Moltas Erikson (real name Jan Henning Erikson).
Morbius m American (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThe name of the ill-fated and somewhat unstable scientist and space voyager, Dr. Edward Morbius, in the classic 1956 science fiction film,
Forbidden Planet. In an apparent acknowledgement of the earlier movie, the name was also used for an unstable renegade Time Lord in an episode ("The Brain of Morbius") of the long-running British science fiction television series,
Dr Who... [
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Moroccan m Obscure (Modern)From the English word
Moroccan denoting a person from the country of
Morocco or something pertaining to Morocco. This name was used by American entertainers Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon for their son Moroccan Scott Cannon (2011-)... [
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Movitz m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Movitz. Its modern usage is likely inspired by Fredrik Movitz, a character appearing in several songs in Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century work
Fredman's epistles.
Mugi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name is used as 麦 (baku,
mugi) meaning "wheat, barley," likely shortened from
群芒 (murenogi), made up of
群 (mure) meaning "group, cluster" and
芒 (nogi) which refers to an awn or a hair/bristle-like appendage.... [
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Mulgyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From Korean 물결
(mulgyeol) meaning "wave; tide," a combination of 물
(mul) meaning "water" and 결
(gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
Mundher m Arabic (Modern, Archaic)An arabic name meaning someone who warns / alerts others from danger or something bad / ominous happening. From the arabic word انذار meaning "warning".
Mykelti f & m American (Modern, Rare)A concatenation of
Michael with the initial
T (the phonetic element /ti/). In the case of American actor Mykelti Williamson (1957-), who is of African American descent and self-identifies as being of partial Blackfoot descent, he has claimed that his name means "spirit" in the Blackfoot language, but this is untrue... [
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Narae f & m Korean (Modern)Variant of native Korean 날개
(nalgae) meaning "wing." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
na hanja, like 娜 meaning "beauty" or 羅 meaning "net(ting)," with a
rae hanja, such as 萊, referring to the goosefoot, or 來 meaning "coming."
Naviyuk f & m Inupiat (Modern)Uigvak(King Island) dialect Inupiatun name of writer and poet Joan Naviyuk Kane, etymology and meaning unknown, possibly related to the western Kalilit(Greenlandic) name
Navagiaq Nayuta m & f Japanese (Modern)From 那由他/那由多
(nayuta), originally a Buddhist term referring to an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million), derived from Sanskrit नयुत
(nayuta) meaning “myriad” or नियुत (niyuta), referring to a very high number.
Negev m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [
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Nijimaru m Japanese (Modern, Rare)From
Niji combined with the suffix 丸
(maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [
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Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English
nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin
novem and Greek ἐννέα (
ennéa)).
Nishith m Indian (Modern)Name Nishith generally means Night, is of Indian origin, Name Nishith is a Masculine (or Boy) name. This name is shared across persons, who are either Jain or Hindu by religion. Name Nishith belongs to rashi Vrushik (Scorpio) with dominant planet Mars (Mangal).
Nivi f & m Hebrew (Modern)Derived from the Hebrew name
Niv, meaning either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk".
Nuri f & m Korean (Modern)From obsolete native Korean 누리
(nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다
(nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Oasis f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [
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Obsidian m American (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureDerived from
obsidian, the English name for a specific type of volcanic glass. The name is ultimately derived from Latin
obsidianus meaning "of Obsidius", after the Roman (also called Obsius in some instances) who supposedly was the first to discover this type of volcanic glass... [
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Ōga m Japanese (Modern)This name is used as 桜雅 with 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" and 雅 (ga, miya.bi) meaning "elegant, gracious, graceful, refined."... [
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Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular CultureSurname of
Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".
Onnuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 온누리
(onnuri) meaning "whole (wide) world," a combination of determiner 온
(on) meaning "all, whole, entire" and
Nuri.
Oozora m & f Japanese (Modern)From 大空
(oozora) meaning "(literally) big sky, heavens, firmament, the blue," derived from a combination of 大
(oo) meaning "big, large" and 空
(sora) meaning "sky, heaven."... [
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Oreun m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From the present determiner form of verb 오르다
(oreuda) meaning "to go up," coinciding with the dated term for the right(-hand) or right side (compare
Oreum).
Orkun m Turkish (Modern)Came from name of Orkhon Valley in Mongolia. Valley have first Turkic inscriptions in history, which was erected in the valley by Bilge Khan, an 8th-century ruler of the Göktürk Empire.
Oshri m & f Hebrew (Modern)Means "my happiness" in Hebrew, variant of the name
Osher. Famous bearer is the actor Oshri Cohen (born 1984)
Oslo m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)From the name of the capital city of Norway (see
Oslo). It was used for a character in the 2017 television series
Money Heist (original Spanish title
La casa de papel), about a team of nine robbers who adopt city names as pseudonyms for anonymity.
Ossawa m English (Modern)Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Ōta m Japanese (Modern)This name combines 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii, ta) meaning "big, large."... [
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Otaiku m Yoruba (Modern, Rare)This name means a hard stone can not die. In
Ijebu land, which a part of the "Yoruba" race, a fine polished hard stone commonly found in the bed of rivers is called
Ota. ... [
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Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word
otter is derived from Old English
otor or
oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European
*wódr̥ "water".
Ozon m German (Modern, Rare)Ozon is the German word for ozone, the gas occurring in the high atmosphere and protecting against too much of UV radiation from the sun.... [
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